<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Jefferies analyst Chris LaFemina reiterated a Buy rating on Vale SA today and set a price target of $21.00.</p><h3>Claim 55% Off TipRanks</h3><ul><li>Unlock  hedge fund-level data  and  powerful investing tools  for smarter, sharper decisions  </li><li> Discover top-performing stock ideas and upgrade to a portfolio of market leaders with  Smart Investor Picks  </li></ul> <p>LaFemina covers the Basic Materials sector, focusing on stocks such as Freeport-McMoRan, Rio Tinto, and Vale SA. According to TipRanks, LaFemina has an average return of <span>14.6%</span> and a 54.95% success rate on recommended stocks. </p> <p>In addition to Jefferies, Vale SA also received a Buy from Bank of America Securities’s Caio Ribeiro in a report issued yesterday. However, today, Barclays maintained a Hold rating on Vale SA (NYSE: VALE).</p></div>

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<p>Jefferies analyst Chris LaFemina has reiterated a Buy rating on Vale SA (VALE) with a price target of $21.00. LaFemina, who focuses on the Basic Materials sector, has an average return of 14.6% and a 54.95% success rate on his stock recommendations. Additionally, Bank of America Securities also issued a Buy rating for Vale SA, while Barclays maintained a Hold rating.</p>

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New Buy Rating for Vale SA (VALE), the Basic Materials Giant